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Gengarin Pokémon Johto Legends

ghostpoison

Pokédex Entry

Shadow Pokémon

Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.

Gengar in Pokémon Johto Legends

Gengar is #94 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Johto Legends. This page covers its ghost/poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 5 encounter locations.

Type
GhostPoison
Dex
#295 Regional Dex · #094 National
Abilities

Contact disables last move used.

Growth Rate
Medium Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
indeterminate
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
pokeball
Poké Ball5.3%
greatball
Great Ball7.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball8.9%
Base Exp
190
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
ground ×2psychic ×2ghost ×2dark ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5poison ×0.25bug ×0.25fairy ×0.5
Immune To
normalfighting

How to Obtain

Look for Gengar very common in Sprout Tower 2F in the night, very common in Sprout Tower 3F in the night, and in Route 31 (rare) in the night. Wild ones range from level 44 to 48. During swarms, you can also find it in Route 32.

Wild Encounters (5)

Level Up Moves (17)

Sludge WaveLevel: 1poison
9510010
Swamps the foe's area with poison.
HypnosisLevel: 1psychic
07020
May put the foe to sleep.
LickLevel: 1ghost
3010030
An attack that may cause paralysis.
SpiteLevel: 5ghost
010010
Cuts the PP of the foe's last move.
Mean LookLevel: 8normal
01005
Prevents fleeing or switching.
CurseLevel: 12normal
010010
Works differently for ghost-types.
Night ShadeLevel: 15ghost
110015
The user's level equals damage HP.
Confuse RayLevel: 19ghost
010010
A move that causes confusion.
Sucker PunchLevel: 22dark
701005
Won't work if foe doesn't attack.
Shadow PunchLevel: 25ghost
6010020
Punch from the shadows, never miss.
PaybackLevel: 28dark
5010010
Power is doubled after damaged.
Shadow BallLevel: 33ghost
8010015
An attack that may lower Spcl.Def.
Dream EaterLevel: 39psychic
10010015
Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Dark PulseLevel: 44dark
8010015
Unleash dark energy, causes flinch.
Destiny BondLevel: 50ghost
01005
The foe faints if the user does.
HexLevel: 55ghost
6510010
2x damage on foe with status.
Sludge BombLevel: 61poison
9010010
An attack that may poison the target.

Egg Moves (7)

Psywavepsychic
110015
An attack with variable power.
Perish Songnormal
01005
Both user and foe faint in 3 turns.
Hazeice
010030
Eliminates all stat changes.
Astonishghost
3010015
May shock foe into flinching.
Disablenormal
010020
Disables the foe's most recent move.
Smogpoison
307020
An attack that may poison the target.
Clear Smogpoison
5010015
Resets target's stats.

TM/HM Moves (33)

Dynamicpunchfighting
100505TM01
An attack that always confuses.
Shadow Clawghost
7010015TM03
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Hexghost
6510010TM04
2x damage on foe with status.
Toxicpoison
09010TM06
A poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Powernormal
7010015TM10
The power varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Dayfire
0905TM11
Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Dazzlingleamfairy
8010010TM12
User emits a powerful flash.
Hyper Beamnormal
150905TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protectnormal
010010TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dancewater
0905TM18
Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Draingrass
7510010TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Thunderboltelectric
9010015TM24
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunderelectric
1107010TM25
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Returnnormal
110020TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Shadow Ballghost
8010015TM30
An attack that may lower Spcl.Def.
brickbreaknormal
000TM31
Double Teamnormal
010015TM32
Heightens evasiveness.
Sludge Bombpoison
9010010TM36
An attack that may poison the target.
Substitutenormal
010010TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Restpsychic
010010TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attractnormal
010015TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thiefdark
6010025TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Focus Blastfighting
120705TM51
Spcl.Def can be lowered.
Energy Ballgrass
9010015TM52
Sphere of energy, lowers Spcl.Def.
Nasty Plotdark
010020TM55
Sharply raises the user's Spcl.Atk.
Dream Eaterpsychic
10010015TM56
Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Sleep Talknormal
010010TM57
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Icy Windice
559515TM61
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Dark Pulsedark
8010015TM63
Unleash dark energy, causes flinch.
Will O Wispfire
08515TM67
Burns foe with ghostly fire.
Poison Jabpoison
8010020TM68
Powerful jab that can poison foe.
Venoshockpoison
6510010TM69
Deals 2x damage on poisoned foe.
Giga Impactnormal
150905TM70
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest

Move Tutor Moves (7)

Fire Punchfire
7510015Tutor
A fiery punch. May cause a burn.
Thunderpunchelectric
7510015Tutor
An electric punch. It may paralyze.
Ice Punchice
7510015Tutor
An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Pixie Punchfairy
7510015Tutor
Enchanted punch, can make sleep.
Drain Punchfighting
7510010Tutor
Punch that heals the user.
Moonblastfairy
9510015Tutor
May lower Spcl.Atk with moon power.
Hypnosispsychic
07020Tutor
May put the foe to sleep.

Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
2
Immunities
8
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Gengar. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Gengar resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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